Haley Chura
  Haley Chura
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 23rd July 1985 (age 35) |
| place of birth | United States |
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| successes | |
| 2013-2019 | 5 × winner Ironman 70.3 |
| 2014 | Ironman winner |
| 2017 | 9th place Ironman 70.3 World Championships |
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| active | |
Haley Chura (born July 23, 1985 ) is an American triathlete and Ironman winner (2014).
Career
Haley Chura was an active swimmer in her youth. At Ironman Hawaii , she was runner-up in 2011 in the age group 25-29.
Professional triathlete since 2012
Today Haley Chura is known as a fast swimmer and she started as a professional triathlete in November 2012. In November 2014 she won the first edition of the Ironman Fortaleza in Brazil .
In October 2015 she had to forego a planned start in Kona after a traffic accident three weeks before the Ironman World Championships . In March 2017 she won the Ironman 70.3 Buenos Aires.
In April 2017, she was third in the first Ironman 70.3 Liuzhou . At the Ironman 70.3 World Championships, the then 32-year-old finished ninth in September. With the Ironman 70.3 Bariloche , she won her fifth Ironman 70.3 race in March 2019.
Haley Chura is trained by Matthew Rose and she lives in Atlanta .
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 10 Mar 2019 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Bariloche |
 San Carlos de Bariloche
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04:34:32 | |
| Dec 9, 2018 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells-La Quinta |
La Quinta
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04:17:16 | fastest swimmer; at the first edition |
| June 24, 2018 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Coeur d'Alene |
Coeur d'Alene
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04:21:42 | |
| Nov 12, 2017 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Xiamen |
 Xiamen
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04:13:10 | |
| Sep 9 2017 | 9 | Ironman 70.3 World Championships |
Chattanooga
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04:27:00 | |
| June 25, 2017 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Coeur d'Alene |
Coeur d'Alene |
04:27:16 | |
| April 1, 2017 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Liuzhou |
Liuzhou
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04:10:58 | personal best |
| March 12 2017 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Buenos Aires |
Buenos Aires
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04:17:42 | |
| Jan 15, 2017 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Pucón |
 Pucón
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04:42:42 | |
| Apr 5, 2015 | 4th | Ironman 70.3 Brazil |
 Penha
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04:21:20 | |
| 28 Sep 2014 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Augusta |
Augusta
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04:19:02 | |
| Apr 13, 2014 | 5 | Ironman 70.3 New Orleans |
New Orleans
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04:27:17 | |
| Apr 21, 2013 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 New Orleans |
New Orleans |
04:18:20 |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Oct 14, 2017 | 18th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii
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09:37:31 | finished the swim as the third fastest woman (52:03 min) |
| May 28, 2017 | 3 | Ironman Brazil |
Florianópolis
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08:58:45 | fastest swimmer and personal best time on the Ironman distance (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running) |
| Nov 9, 2014 | 1 | Ironman Fortaleza |
Fortaleza
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09:09:20 | |
| Nov 2, 2013 | 13 | Ironman Florida |
Panama City
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09:19:24 | |
| Oct 12, 2013 | 40 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
09:55:00 | fastest woman in swimming |
| Aug 18, 2013 | 8th | Ironman Mont-Tremblant |
 Quebec
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09:30:06 | new swimming record with 49:22 minutes |
| May 26, 2013 | 5 | Ironman Brazil |
Florianópolis |
09:24:43 | fastest swimmer with 46:21 minutes |
| Nov 18, 2012 | 7th | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe
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09:28:22 | fastest swimmer with 50:16 minutes at the first start as a professional |
| 2011 | 47 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii
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10:17:26 | Second and thus vice-world champion in the age group 25–29 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portrait of Haley Chura on GeorgiaDogs.com
- ↑ Week of Kona / Haley Chura: The Accident That Changed Everything, Except Her Spirit
- ↑ Don and Seymour light up Liuzhou (April 2, 2017)
- ↑ Sal Farruggia: Super fish Haley Chura. In: Slowtwitch. August 28, 2012, accessed June 12, 2014 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Chura, Haley |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1985 |